On June 29, 2008, the Gateway Greens (the Green Party of St. Louis) hosted Surviving Climate Change -- a roundtable. Both Mitchell Szczepanczyk of CAPES and David Schweickart of Loyola University reprised their noted 2007 debate with a roundtable panel in St. Louis entitled "The Economics of Less Stuff and Better Lives".

Hi, everyone. We have two updates to share.

(1) Real Utopia -- the book about participatory society institutions and efforts, which CAPES contributed a chapter to -- is available for purchase. You can order a copy direct from the publisher, AK Press, here:

http://www.akpress.org/2008/items/realutopiaakpress

We hope to have a party sometime in the summer to celebrate the book's release. We'll keep you posted on details.

"Real Utopia: Participatory Society for the 21st Century" is a new book about a more just and human society, and the efforts underway to help win it -- a book to which CAPES has contributed.

The book's blurb describes more: "Instead of simply declaring 'another world is possible,' the writers in this collection engage with what that world would look like, how it would function, and how our commitment to just outcomes is related to the sort of institutions we maintain.

Hello everyone. A reminder: The next CAPES meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 12, at 6:30pm. We'll have it at the Mercury Cafe (1505 W. Chicago Ave., in Chicago). We have some updates about upcoming events -- including an upcoming opportunity for another Parecon-connected debate. Hope you can come.

CAPES will have its next scheduled meeting this Wednesday, February 13, at 6:30pm at the Mercury Cafe (1505 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago) We'll discuss upcoming opportunities for outreach as well as recent developments, and brainstorm suggested ideas for future CAPES actions and events. Plus, if you have ideas or suggestions for what CAPES can do or should be doing, we'd love to hear from you. Hope to see you there. Stay warm, everyone.

The following is the audio (in four parts, in MP3) Please note: The audio is NOT radio safe (there are a number of vulgarities), and parts 3 and 4 have a peculiar electric buzz which can make listening difficult.

Apologies for the rather short notice, but we'll have a CAPES get-together this weekend. Date/time: Sunday, November 18, 2007 -- 5pm Place: Mercury Cafe, 1505 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago We'll review some upcoming CAPES-related events, talk about developments in spreading word about the model of participatory economic model, and whatever else others may be interested in. Hope you can come.

You say you want a revolution? How will you pay for it? AREA Chicago, Jane Addams Hull House Museum, and CAPES (the Chicago Area Participatory Economics Society) present: Funding the Revolution? Participatory Economics and Funding Activist Organizing in Chicago A FREE discussion with ZNet's and Z Magazine's Michael Albert (Author of Parecon: Life After Capitalism and Remembering Tomorrow) Monday, November 5 , 2007, 6pm-8pm at Jane Addams Hull House Museum's Dining Hall 800 S. Halsted St., Chicago (on the campus of UIC)

AREA Chicago, Jane Addams Hull House Museum, and CAPES (the Chicago Area Participatory Economics Society) present:

Funding the Revolution?

Participatory Economics and Funding Activist Organizing in Chicago

A discussion with ZNet’s and Z Magazine's Michael Albert (Author of Parecon: Life After Capitalism and Remembering Tomorrow)

Monday, November 5 , 2007, 6pm-8pm at Jane Addams Hull House Museum's Dining Hall 800 S. Halsted St., Chicago (on the campus of UIC)